New Orleans’ Newest Restaurant Openings, Now on Resy
Want to know the latest — and greatest — restaurant openings in New Orleans? You’re in the right spot.
From a modern Anglo-French pub to a riveting Mexican restaurant, we have you covered with this continuously updated list of hot new debuts.
And if you’re seeking out some beloved New Orleans spots that are now bookable on Resy, we’ve got you covered here.
The Bell Bayou St. John
Newly added!
After dreaming up Charleston hits like Leon’s Oyster Shop and Little Jack’s Tavern, noted restaurateur Brooks Reitz brings a modern pub-like atmosphere to this spruced-up cottage near City Park. The Bell avoids pub-grub clichés in favor of impeccable Anglo-French bistro fare with an English accent, great pours of Guinness included.
Cajun Flames French Quarter
Newly added!
Bring someone special to this art-filled seafood palace, where a parade of oysters, classic po’boys, and specialties like barbecue shrimp and grits and whole fried pompano are pure pleasure.
Acamaya Bywater
If you mourned the closing of the spectacular tasting-menu Mexican restaurant Lengua Madre, take heart: Its acclaimed chef, Ana Castro, partnering with her sister Lydia, is back with this one-of-a-kind Mexico City-inspired seafood-forward gem. Essential order: the signature arroz negro — black rice with squid, mussels, and huitlacoche.
Jolie Warehouse District
Remember this one for date night — a comfortable, intimate, warmly-lit Warehouse District cocktail lounge and restaurant, with shareable French-accented dishes prepared by Indigo “Soul” Martin (of Indigo Soul Cuisine) and Adrian Martinez (of Sylvain), complemented by cocktails presented with a dramatic flair.
Garrison Kitchen and Cocktails Old Metairie
When the weather is most agreeable, a night in your own gazebo dining with friends is the only place to be. You’ll share tangy Caesar salads and shrimp toast, focaccia with whipped feta and caramelized onion, crispy chicken with pickled peppers, and spaetzle, though you may hoard the desserts for yourself. There’s plenty of indoor dining in the 110-year-old main cottage, as well.
Lufu Nola Central Business District, Downtown New Orleans
Chefs Sarthak Samantray and Aman Kota spiced up the town for a couple of years with their wildly popular Lufu (for “Let Us Feed U”) pop-up before turning it into this handsome full-time restaurant, where the “you’ll-want-everything” dinner menu avoids the clichés, and there are tandoori salads and “naanwiches” for lunch.
Origen Bistro Bywater
At this stylish, light-flooded neighborhood bistro in the Bywater, chef Julio Machado (of Mucho Más) offers arepas, empanadas, and egg casseroles for brunch (daily until 3 p.m.) and a beyond-brunch menu focused on smoked and grilled meats. Add in the housemade sangria and one of the town’s best margaritas, and you’ll know this is your kind of place.
Beggars Banquet Lower Garden District
Beggars Banquet was the name of the DiIonno family’s first restaurant — a luncheonette that opened 50 years ago in New Jersey — and it’s the name of their newest one today: a lively Lower Garden District spot with a butterfly motif, Rolling Stones lyrics on the bathroom walls, and a Southern-accented all-American menu.
Fives Bar French Quarter
Here’s an instant classic in the historic 19th-century Pontalba Buildings on Jackson Square — an intimate, casually elegant cocktail lounge and raw bar, where the libations range from New Orleans classics to high-style creations, and the oysters come from all three coasts.
Pigeon & Whale Freret
Porthole mirrors and light bars shaped like ship’s ribs lend a maritime vibe to this animated Freret Street star, and the almost-entirely-seafood menu (including at least half-a-dozen varieties of oysters plus traditional caviar service) cruises along smoothly with the maritime theme.
Plates Restaurant Warehouse District
At this rustic-chic Warehouse District charmer, full of brick and wood, with mismatched vintage plates on both the walls and the tables, chef Farrell Harrison reinvents tapas to reflect the New Orleans melting pot, with salutes to Spain, Vietnam, Italy, Germany, the Middle East, and more.
SEIJI’s OMAKASE by LITTLE TOKYO Metairie
Easy to miss but well worth seeking out: a high-style 17-seat sushi bar offering two nightly seatings for four- or eight-course omakase experiences, hidden inside the all-things-Japanese Little Tokyo Restaurant in Metairie.
Chapter IV New Orleans (CBD)
Here’s one for the books: A bright, sleek downtown restaurant (and gallery of African American art) serving Creole food for breakfast and lunch (think barbecue shrimp omelet, catfish and grits) by chef Edgar “Dook” Chase — grandson of the late Leah Chase of the legendary, still-thriving Dooky Chase’s.
Yakuza House Metairie
Chef Huy Pham’s tiny jewel of a sushi bar in Metairie has expanded to a new location nearby, and it’s better than ever — with an izakaya-style lounge and an omakase room for specialty dinners, as well as a sushi bar more than three times the size of the original.
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